Dozens Detained In 'Sick Of Putin' Protests In Russia's Saint Petersburg
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 29, 2017
Hundreds of Russian opposition supporters turned out Saturday to protest against President Vladimir Putin's expected candidacy in elections set for 2018, with police detaining dozens of activists in the second-largest city of Saint Petersburg.
Kremlin Critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky May Seek UK Asylum: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 24, 2015
Top Russian opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday said he might apply for political asylum in Britain after Moscow issued an international warrant for his arrest.
Russia Puts Mikhail Khodorkovsky On International Wanted List: Investigators
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 23, 2015
Russian investigators said today that top Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky had been put on the international wanted list after he was charged with murder earlier this month.
Russia Raids Homes Of Kremlin Critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Staff
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 22, 2015
Russian investigators today raided the apartments of employees of Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Open Russia group, less than two weeks after Moscow charged the former tycoon with murder.
Russia Charges Mikhail Khodorkovsky In Absentia With Organising Murder
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 11, 2015
Russian investigators today charged ex-oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky with organising the 1998 murder of a mayor in Siberia, ratcheting up their campaign against the exiled former Yukos boss.
Russia Summons Mikhail Khodorkovsky For Questioning On Murder Charge
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 8, 2015
Russian investigators have summoned Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky for questioning saying he is charged over a 1998 murder, the website of the former head of Yukos oil company said today.
Kremlin Critic Navalny Given Suspended Sentence, Brother Jailed
World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 30, 2014
A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence today for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.
Vladimir Putin Foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky Urges More Targeted Russia Sanctions
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 3, 2014
Exiled Russian former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky urged the EU to target sanctions more closely against key officials over the Ukraine crisis, saying ordinary Russians were taking the brunt of the pain.
Russia Launches Hunt for Former 'Putin Banker'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 27, 2014
Russian Interpol has launched a hunt for a powerful Kremlin insider turned critic who was once known as "Putin's Banker" but more recently ran into bankruptcy and left the country.
Kremlin Foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky 'Willing to Lead Russia'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 21, 2014
Ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in jail after opposing the Kremlin, openly stated his political ambitions on Saturday by announcing he would be ready, if called upon, to lead Russia in times of crisis.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Launches Movement to Challenge Vladimir Putin
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 20, 2014
Defying strongman Vladimir Putin from his self-imposed exile, ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Saturday launched an ambitious movement to unite pro-European Russians in a bid to challenge the Kremlin's grip on power.
Russia Court Cages Violate Rights: European Ruling
World News | Associated Press | Thursday July 17, 2014
A European court on Thursday ordered Russia to pay damages for putting defendants in metal cages in court, a practice it condemned as "degrading treatment." The enclosures have held opposition figures, Greenpeace activists and untold numbers of less-prominent suspects across the country.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky's associate Platon Lebedev freed after Russian court ruling
World News | Reuters | Saturday January 25, 2014
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev walked free on Friday after more than 10 years in prison, following in his better-known associate's footsteps after the Russian Supreme Court shortened his sentence.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky on private visit to Israel
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 10, 2014
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was freed by Moscow last month after a decade in jail, has travelled from Switzerland to Israel on a private visit.
Wanted by four countries, ex-banker Mukhtar Ablyazov faces extradition
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday January 8, 2014
He is wanted in his native Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia. He was ordered jailed in Britain.
Dozens Detained In 'Sick Of Putin' Protests In Russia's Saint Petersburg
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 29, 2017
Hundreds of Russian opposition supporters turned out Saturday to protest against President Vladimir Putin's expected candidacy in elections set for 2018, with police detaining dozens of activists in the second-largest city of Saint Petersburg.
Kremlin Critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky May Seek UK Asylum: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 24, 2015
Top Russian opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday said he might apply for political asylum in Britain after Moscow issued an international warrant for his arrest.
Russia Puts Mikhail Khodorkovsky On International Wanted List: Investigators
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 23, 2015
Russian investigators said today that top Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky had been put on the international wanted list after he was charged with murder earlier this month.
Russia Raids Homes Of Kremlin Critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Staff
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 22, 2015
Russian investigators today raided the apartments of employees of Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Open Russia group, less than two weeks after Moscow charged the former tycoon with murder.
Russia Charges Mikhail Khodorkovsky In Absentia With Organising Murder
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 11, 2015
Russian investigators today charged ex-oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky with organising the 1998 murder of a mayor in Siberia, ratcheting up their campaign against the exiled former Yukos boss.
Russia Summons Mikhail Khodorkovsky For Questioning On Murder Charge
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 8, 2015
Russian investigators have summoned Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky for questioning saying he is charged over a 1998 murder, the website of the former head of Yukos oil company said today.
Kremlin Critic Navalny Given Suspended Sentence, Brother Jailed
World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 30, 2014
A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence today for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.
Vladimir Putin Foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky Urges More Targeted Russia Sanctions
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 3, 2014
Exiled Russian former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky urged the EU to target sanctions more closely against key officials over the Ukraine crisis, saying ordinary Russians were taking the brunt of the pain.
Russia Launches Hunt for Former 'Putin Banker'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 27, 2014
Russian Interpol has launched a hunt for a powerful Kremlin insider turned critic who was once known as "Putin's Banker" but more recently ran into bankruptcy and left the country.
Kremlin Foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky 'Willing to Lead Russia'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 21, 2014
Ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in jail after opposing the Kremlin, openly stated his political ambitions on Saturday by announcing he would be ready, if called upon, to lead Russia in times of crisis.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Launches Movement to Challenge Vladimir Putin
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 20, 2014
Defying strongman Vladimir Putin from his self-imposed exile, ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Saturday launched an ambitious movement to unite pro-European Russians in a bid to challenge the Kremlin's grip on power.
Russia Court Cages Violate Rights: European Ruling
World News | Associated Press | Thursday July 17, 2014
A European court on Thursday ordered Russia to pay damages for putting defendants in metal cages in court, a practice it condemned as "degrading treatment." The enclosures have held opposition figures, Greenpeace activists and untold numbers of less-prominent suspects across the country.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky's associate Platon Lebedev freed after Russian court ruling
World News | Reuters | Saturday January 25, 2014
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev walked free on Friday after more than 10 years in prison, following in his better-known associate's footsteps after the Russian Supreme Court shortened his sentence.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky on private visit to Israel
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 10, 2014
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was freed by Moscow last month after a decade in jail, has travelled from Switzerland to Israel on a private visit.
Wanted by four countries, ex-banker Mukhtar Ablyazov faces extradition
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday January 8, 2014
He is wanted in his native Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia. He was ordered jailed in Britain.
Vladimir Putin vows to annihilate terrorists after suicide bombings
World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 31, 2013
Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to annihilate "terrorists" following two deadly bomb attacks in less than 24 hours in the southern Russian city of Volgograd.
Russian police round up dozens after suicide bombings in Volgograd
World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 31, 2013
Police detained dozens of people on Tuesday in sweeps through the Russian city of Volgograd after two deadly attacks in less than 24 hours that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Switzerland grants visa to Russia's Mikhail Khodorkovsky
World News | Associated Press | Monday December 30, 2013
Switzerland has granted former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky a visa.
Russian court orders review of Mikhail Khodorkovsky convictions
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 26, 2013
Russia's highest court on Wednesday agreed to review the two sets of convictions against Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky applies for Swiss visa
World News | Associated Press | Tuesday December 24, 2013
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a Swiss visa less than a week after being released from decade-long imprisonment in Russia, officials said on Tuesday.
Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to reunite in Berlin with wife, children
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 24, 2013
Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky is set to reunite with his wife Inna and their three children in Berlin on Christmas Eve after spending 10 years in a Russian jail.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky to reunite with wife, children: spokeswoman
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 24, 2013
Kremlin critic and Russia's one-time richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky is expected to reunite with his wife Inna and their three children on Tuesday.
Freed Pussy Riot member dismisses Vladimir Putin's amnesty as "PR stunt"
World News | Reuters | Monday December 23, 2013
Pussy Riot punk band member Maria Alyokhina walked free from jail on Monday, immediately dismissing the Kremlin's amnesty that granted her early release as a stunt that would not change her attitude to President Vladimir Putin.
Will seek to free political inmates: Mikhail Khodorkovsky
World News | Associated Press | Sunday December 22, 2013
At an emotional press conference barely two days after he was freed from a Russian jail, Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed on Sunday to do all he can to ensure the release of other political prisoners in Russia.
Mikhail Khordorkovsky says will not go into politics or seek oil assets
World News | Reuters | Sunday December 22, 2013
Mikhail Khodorkovsky said, that he would not go into politics or seek to regain assets of his former oil company, Yukos.
Freed from jail, Mikhail Khodorkovsky reunited with family in Berlin
World News | Reuters | Saturday December 21, 2013
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was reunited with family members in Berlin on Saturday
Mikhail Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man in Germany
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 21, 2013
Russia's most famous prisoner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, began life as a free man in Germany on Saturday after his surprise pardon by President Vladimir Putin.
Berlin worked 'behind the scenes' for Mikhail Khodorkovsky release, says Angela Merkel
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 21, 2013
Angela Merkel hailed on Friday a role played "behind the scenes" by former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher in helping to secure the release of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky flies to Germany after release from jail
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 20, 2013
Russia's most famous prisoner and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Friday walked out of jail after more than 10 years behind bars, immediately flying to Germany following his surprise pardon by President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky pardoned: Kremlin
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 20, 2013
President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree granting a pardon to Russia's former richest man and bitter Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
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